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• Formula One car
  ...race cars that have substantial wings at front and rear, and position the engine behind the driver. The regulations governing the cars are unique to the cha ...cars must be powered by 2.4 litre naturally-aspirated engines in the [[V8 engine|V8]] configuration that have no more than four valves per cylinder. Further
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• Aerodynamics
  ...internal aerodynamics encompasses the study of the airflow through a [[jet engine]] or through an [[air conditioning]] pipe. ...place]] accounted for the molecular behavior of gases and introduced the [[heat capacity ratio]]. The ratio of the flow speed to the speed of sound was na
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• Ludovico Scarfiotti
  ...ari drivers shared the victory when they crossed the finish line in a dead heat in [[Siracusa]]. Parkes and Scarfiotti were in 3-Litre cars. They were cloc ! Engine
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• Alfa Romeo P3
  ! Engine ...the period, weighing just over 1,500 lb (680 kg) despite using a cast iron engine block.
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• Fiat Panda
  |Engine || 652&nbsp;cc [[Straight-2|I2]]<br>769&nbsp;cc [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>903& ...from that in the 126)&nbsp;— the Panda 30; or a four cylinder water cooled engine displacing 903 cc (from the 127)&nbsp;— the Panda 45. Sized to fit betwee
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• Moonraker
  ...ite]], on which Drax has a monopoly. Because the engine can withstand more heat the Moonraker therefore can use more powerful fuels which results in the ro
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• Automobile safety
  ...ent has occurred. Fiat in the 1990s [[Fiat Punto]] introduced an automatic engine compartment fire extinguisher system. ...forgotten in a car in [[Denmark]] on an extremely hot day and died from [[heat exhaustion]].
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• Le Mans 24 Hours
  ...track close to the finish, line waiting for the last lap to restart their engine and cross the line. ...customary location of the right-side: this enabled the driver to start the engine with left hand while engaging the 1st gear simultaneously with the right ha
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• 2008 Formula One season
  !Engine ...launch control]] banned along with several other electronic aids including engine braking.
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• Car handling
  ...rear heavy cars to [[oversteer]], all other things being equal. The [[mid-engine design]] offers the ideal center of gravity. ...enstitivity to crosswinds, due to the lightness of the front of the [[rear engine]] car; and poor roll stability due to the [[swing axle]] suspension. Peopl
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• Le Mans 24 hours races
  ...h Lotus. The Indianapolis powerplant, a 4.2&nbsp;L aluminum block Fairlane engine with a Colotti gearbox, was installed in the new [[Ford GT40]]s. ...rroll Shelby]]. On Shelby's initiative the GT40s were fitted with the same engine as the Cobras — an iron cast 289 ci (4.7&nbsp;L)- and the Colotti gearbox
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• Goldfinger
  ...ps have switched to 1963 Continental hubcaps in the crush sequence (the V8 engine of the 63 Lincoln was also removed). During the crushing of the car the cre ...of the skin. If one did try murder via gilding, the victim would die of [[heat stroke]], but only after a long period and not in the manner shown in the m
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